1988-0612162L
NO 8 -V(JJ
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE I OF CHAPTER 21 "STREETS AND
SIDEWALKS" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DENTON,
TEXAS BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION PROHIBITING SOLICITATION
FROM THE OCCUPANTS OF VEHICLES, PROVIDING A MAXIMUM PENALTY IN
THE AMOUNT OF $500 00 FOR VIOLATIONS THEREFOR, AND DECLARING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, Tex Rev Civ Stat art 6701d, sec 81(c)
prohibits a person from standing on the roadway for the purpose
of soliciting a ride, contributions and employment or business
from the occupant of any vehicle, and
WHEREAS, the practice of persons attempting to solicit busi-
ness or charitable contributions from the occupants of vehicles
on and at the intersections of certain public streets is unsafe
for both the person engaging in the solicitation and for traffic
in general, and
WHEREAS, this practice constitutes an impediment to the
normal and safe flow of traffic in the City of Denton and could
cause collisions resulting in injury to property and persons, and
WHEREAS, there exist alternative means of soliciting funds
for charitable purposes and for doing business without utilizing
the portion of the public streets which carry vehicular traffic,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I That Article I of Chapter 21 of the Code of
Ordinances is hereby amended by adding a new Section to be
numbered Section 21-10 (a) which shall read as follows
Sec 21-10 (a) Selling upon streets prohibited
No person shall be upon any street or roadway or be or
go upon the shoulder or median of any street or roadway
for the purpose of soliciting business or charitable
contributions of any kind from the occupant of any
vehicle
SECTION II Any person who shall violate a provision of
this ordinance, or fails to comply therewith or with any of the
requirements thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punish-
able by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500 00)
Each such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense
for each and every day or portion thereof during which any
violation of this ordinance is committed, or continued, and upon
conviction of any such violations such person shall be punished
within the limits above
SECTION IV That this ordinance shall become effective
thirty ays from the date of its passage, and the City
Secretary is hereby directed to cause the caption of this
ordinance to be published twice in the Denton Record-Chronicle,
the official newspaper of the City of Denton, Texas, within ten
(10) days of the date of its passage
PASSED AND APPROVED this the Z~ day of 1988
RAY STE E S , MAYOR
ATTEST
7NIrT ALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
DEBRA ADAMI DRAYOVITCH, CITY ATTORNEY
BY
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